Background; I work in a professional environment with around 30 staff. Quote a young average age. There’s 3 of us with children. I’m hardly ever off work and can’t recall a time I rang in sick with the excuse my child was I’ll. usually I send them to school/ nursery or if really poorly, grandparents step in. I feel major mom guilt about this anyway. I often drag myself to work on little/ no sleep and kind of internally pat myself on the back for juggling my career and 4 kids.
Anyway… recently I went into my managers office and she was having a team meeting with around 5 of the office staff. I was telling them I was going home on my lunch for a little nap as the baby was up sick all over my bed the night before.
Then one of the girls (late 20s) piled up “oh your baby is always ill isn’t she” I replied emmm she’s quite sickly she has reflux.
Now I can’t stop thinking about it. I feel like they don’t understand what it’s like to be a working mother and I kind of feel publicly humiliated like they have all been taking about how my child is poorly as if I make excuses at work.
AIBU just tired and stressed out or should I raise this with my manager?